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Entre nous (ontr noo). Between ourselves. French.

E plu'ribus unum. One from many. Latin. The motto of the U.S.* Esprit du corps (espre du core). The spirit of the body; the corporation spirit. French.

Et cætera. And the rest.

Latin.

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Exempli gratia, (e. g.) As an example. Latin.

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Ex parte.

On one side.

Latin.

Without premeditation. Latin.

Ex tem'pore. (From the time.)

Fac sim'ile. (Do the like.) A close imitation. Latin.
Festi'na lenté. Hasten slowly. Latin.

Fiat justi'tia, ruat coelum. Let justice be done though the heavens fall. Latin.

Habeas corpus. (You may have the body.) A kind of writ. Latin.

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Ignis fat'uus. A false fire. Will o' the wisp. Latin.

1. H. S. (Iesus Hom'inum Salva'tor.) Jesus the Saviour of men. Latin.

Incognito. Unknown. In disguise. Without a name. Latin. In exten'so. At large. In full. Latin.

In foro conscientiæ. Before the tribunal of conscience. Latin. In loco. In the place. Latin.

In me'dias res. Into the midst of things. Latin.

In nu'bibus. In the clouds.

Latin.

In præsen'ti. At the present time. Latin.

In pro'pria perso'na. In his own person. Latin.

In sæcula sæculo'rum. For ages of ages.

In situ. In its original place. Latin.

In statu quo.

Inter nos.

In the state in which it was.

Between ourselves. Latin.

Latin.

Latin.

In terrorem. In terror. As a warning. Latin.

In toto. In the whole. Altogether. Latin.

Ipse dixit. (He said it himself.) One's own assertion. Latin. Jure divi'no. By divine right. Latin.

Jure humano. By human right. Latin.

Labor ipse volup'tas. The labour itself is a pleasure. Latin.

Labor om'nia vincit. Labour conquers all things. Latin.

Lapsus linguæ. A slip of the tongue. Latin.

Lex talio'nis. The law of retaliation. Latin.

Locus sigil'li. (L. s.) The place of the seal. Latin.

Referring to the fact that there are many States in one confederacy.

Lusus naturæ. A freak of nature.

Latin.

Magna charta. The great charter of English liberty. Latin. Max'imum. The greatest possible. Latin.

Mens sana in corpore sano. A sound mind in a healthy body. Latin. Meum et tuum. Mine and thine. Latin.

Min'imum. The least possible. Latin.

Mirab'ile dictu. Wonderful to tell. Latin.

More majo'rum. In the manner of our ancestors.
Multum in parvo. Much in little.

Latin.

Latin.

Muta'tis mutan'dis. After making the necessary changes. Latin. Nem'ine contradicen'te. (Nem. con.) No one opposing. Latin. Ne plus ultra. (Nothing more beyond.) The extreme. Latin. Ne sutor ultra crep'idam. Let not the shoemaker go beyond his last. Latin.

Latin.

Nolens volens. Willing or unwilling. Latin.
Non compos mentis. Not of sound mind.
Nonchalance (nong sha-länse). Carelessness. Indifference. French.
Non nobis solum. Not for ourselves only. Latin.

Non seq'uitur. (It does not follow.) A conclusion not warranted by the premises. Latin.

Nos'citur a so'ciis. He is known by his companions. Latin.

Omne igno'tum pro magnifico.

for magnificent. Latin.

Every thing unknown is taken

Omne tulit punctum, qui mis'cuit u'tile dulci.

He has carried

every point, who has mixed the useful with the agreeable. Latin.

On dit (on de). (It is said.) A loose report. French.

Onus proban'di. The burden of proving. Latin.

O! tem'pora, O! mores. Oh, the times and the manners! Latin.
O'tium cum dignita'te. Leisure with respect. Latin.
Particeps crim'inis. Partaker of the crime.

Latin.

Passim. Everywhere. In various places. Latin.
Pater pa'triæ. The father of his country. Latin.
Per se. By itself. Latin.

Petit maitre (pet-te-matr). A coxcomb, a beau. French.
Posse comita'tûs. The power of the county.

Prima fa'cie.

On the first face. Latin.

Latin.

Primum mob'ile. The first cause of motion. Latin.
Pro bono publico. For the public good. Latin.
Pro et con. For and against. Latin.

Pro re nata. For a special business. Latin.
Pro tem'pore. For the time. Latin.
Quantum. How much. Latin.

Quantum libet. As much as you please. Latin.

Quantum suf'ficit. A sufficient quantity. Latin.

Quid nunc? (What now?) One curious to know every thing. Latin.
Quid pro quo. (What for what.) A mutual consideration. Latin.
Qui vive? (ke-veev.) Who goes there? French.
Quoad hoc. As to that. Latin.

Quo jure. By what right. Latin.

Quorum. (Of whom.) Such a number of any corporate body

as may legally transact business.

Latin.

Latin.

Quota. (How much? How many?) A share. Latin.
Quo warran'to. (By what warrant.) A sort of writ.
Reduc'tio ad absur'dum. Reducing to an absurdity. Latin.
Ruse de guerre (rūz de gar). A trick of war. A stratagem. French.
Salus pop'uli supre'ma est lex. The welfare of the people is the
first great law. Latin.

Latin.
French.

A sort of writ. Latin.
Latin.

Sanctum Sancto'rum. The holy of holies.
Sang froid (sang frwä). Cold blood.
Scire fa'cias. (Cause it to be known).
Secun'dum artem. According to art.
Semper para'tus. Always ready. Latin.
Sic passim. So everywhere. Latin.

Sic transit glo'ria mundi. Thus posses away the glory of the
Latin.

world.

Sine die.

Without naming a day. Latin.

Sine qua non. A thing without which another cannot be. Latin. Soi-disant (swä de-zün). Self-called. French.

Suav'iter in modo, for'titer in re. Gentle in the manner, but vigorous in the deed or action. Latin.

Subpoena. (Under a penalty.) A sort of writ. Latin.
Sub rosa. (Under the rose.) Secretly. Latin.

Sui gen'eris. Of its own kind. Peculiar. Latin.
Summum bonum. The chief good. Latin.

Totis viribus. With all his might. Latin.

Toto cœlo. By the whole heaven.

Latin.

Ul'tima ratio regum. (The last reasoning of kings.) War. Latin. Ult. ul'timus. The last. Latin.

Vade mecum. (Go with me.) A constant companion. Latin. Verba'tim et litera'tim. Word for word and letter for letter. Latin. Verbum sat sapien'ti. A word to the wise is sufficient. Latin. Vi'ce ver'sâ. The terms being exchanged. Latin.

Vi et armis. By force and arms. Latin.

Vis-à-vis (ve-za-ve). Opposite. Facing. French.
Vis iner'tiæ. The power of inertness. Latin.
Vivâ voce. By the living voice. Latin.

Vive memor lethi. Live mindful of death. Latin.

Vox et præterea nihil. A voice and nothing more. Latin.
Vox pop'uli, vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God. Latin.

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